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M56 Eastbound to M6 Northbound link road closure

Planned

M56 Eastbound to M6 Northbound link road closure

Start time
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M56 – Link Road From M56 J9 Eastbound To M6 J20 Northbound
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 8:48 AM
Last updated
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 4:04 AM
Cleared
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M56 Eastbound to M6 Northbound link road closure
Coordinates
53.352960, -2.509435
Latitude span
53.349599 – 53.357103
Longitude span
-2.515242 – -2.507309
Bounding box centre
53.353351, -2.511276
Location descriptions
  • link road from M56 J9 eastbound to M6 J20 northbound
  • link road from M56 J9 eastbound to A50
  • link road from M56 J9 eastbound to M6 J20 northbound/A50
  • link road from M56 J9 eastbound to M6 J20A southbound
  • link road from M56 J9 eastbound to M6 J20/A50
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 6:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
Contra-flow flag (raw)
false
Width restriction flag (raw)
false
Height restriction flag (raw)
false
Weight restriction flag (raw)
false

Segment 1

3 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M56 J9 eastbound to M6 J20 northbound
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{9C35F1EE-28C4-4870-BFEF-E2700DAD5FF0}
Linear Element Type
Other
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
87 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.356341 -2.507999
53.356969 -2.508244
53.357103 -2.508299

Segment 2

10 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M56 J9 eastbound to A50
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{5713C98C-D790-43E3-8C76-40367B4D3437}
Linear Element Type
Other
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
145 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.353574 -2.507497
53.353844 -2.50738
53.353961 -2.507352
53.354069 -2.507323
53.354128 -2.507316
53.354186 -2.507309
53.354366 -2.507311
53.354716 -2.507406
53.354743 -2.507416

Segment 3

12 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M56 J9 eastbound to M6 J20 northbound/A50
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{B8B569FE-1B09-4B3B-8C1A-2CDE583FFF56}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
12 m
To Distance
261 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.35229 -2.5093
53.352567 -2.508792
53.352779 -2.508404
53.352996 -2.508076
53.353069 -2.507972
53.353213 -2.507793
53.353367 -2.50763
53.353457 -2.507556

Segment 4

2 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M56 J9 eastbound to M6 J20A southbound
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
14 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.351756 -2.510225
53.351801 -2.510028

Segment 5

3 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M56 J9 eastbound to A50
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{85D8FF91-D180-4F80-B13E-35D518EA4EFE}
Linear Element Type
Other
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
182 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.354743 -2.507416
53.355317 -2.507638
53.356341 -2.507999

Segment 6

9 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M56 J9 eastbound to M6 J20/A50
Lanes Restricted
5 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{7CABDE95-33C6-45FE-AFC0-3D7BCB0833F0}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
70 m
To Distance
483 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.349605 -2.515221
53.349722 -2.514848
53.349959 -2.514094
53.350078 -2.513765
53.350541 -2.512689
53.350648 -2.51246
53.350758 -2.512226
53.351756 -2.510225
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
39
First coordinate pair
-2.507999, 53.356341
Road section segments
1
Road section points
39
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 8:48 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 4:04 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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